Dunja ZDOUC

3 Jan 1994
28
Female
KLAGENFURT
 
Austria
RADSBERG
 
Austria

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BTH Biathlon Women's 7.5km Sprint 85
Women's 4x6km Relay 9

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
48Women's 7.5 kilometres Sprint2018PyeongChang, KOR
58Women's 15 kilometres2018PyeongChang, KOR
58Women's 10 kilometres Pursuit2018PyeongChang, KOR
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Mixed Relay2021Pokljuka, SLO
5Mixed Relay2016Oslo, NOR
7Women's 4x6km Relay2021Pokljuka, SLO
10Women's 4x6km Relay2015Kontiolahti, FIN
11Women's 10km Pursuit2021Pokljuka, SLO
11Women's 15km Individual2017Hochfilzen, AUT
12Women's 4x6km Relay2016Oslo, NOR
17Women's 7.5km Sprint2015Kontiolahti, FIN
22Women's 10km Pursuit2015Kontiolahti, FIN
28Women's 10km Pursuit2016Oslo, NOR
29Women's 12.5km Mass Start2015Kontiolahti, FIN
30Women's 15km Individual2015Kontiolahti, FIN
38Women's 7.5km Sprint2021Pokljuka, SLO
42Women's 15km Individual2021Pokljuka, SLO
42Women's 10km Pursuit2017Hochfilzen, AUT
47Women's 7.5km Sprint2017Hochfilzen, AUT
52Women's 15km Individual2016Oslo, NOR
58Women's 7.5km Sprint2016Oslo, NOR
64Women's 7.5km Sprint2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
DSQWomen's 4x6km Relay2017Hochfilzen, AUT
World Cup
RankEventSeason
15Women's Individual2020/21
17Women's Pursuit2020/21
25Women's Total2020/21
25Women's Mass Start2020/21
25Women's Individual2016/17
38Women's Sprint2020/21
47Women's Individual2019/20
52Women's Pursuit2014/15
53Women's Mass Start2014/15
54Women's Individual2014/15
56Women's Pursuit2015/16
59Women's Total2014/15
62Women's Sprint2014/15
66Women's Total2016/17
73Women's Total2015/16
74Women's Total2019/20
75Women's Sprint2016/17
90Women's Sprint2015/16
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Sports, cooking, reading, traveling, learning languages

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Athlete, Sports soldier (Corporal)

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Parents Max and Zala. One brother.

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German, Slovenian, English, French, Italian, Russian

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DSG Sele/Zell

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National: Markus Fischer (GER)

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2012 IBU Cup in Rudnaun (Sprint - 54th)
2013 World Cup in Hochfilzen (Relay - 16th)

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January 2012: Mononucleosis caused her to miss the Youth Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck.

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2010

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Began skiing at age four before starting biathlon in 2009.

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"My father and mother were and still are enthusiastic athletes, which is why my brother and I were in nature all the time, where we started sports playfully. Every child in Zell had to know how to ski. I was more successful than my brother." (old.slovenskenovice.si, 5 Mar 2015)

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Win an Olympic Winter Games medal. (doma-daheim.at)

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Incorporated yoga into her daily training routine due to COVID-19 restrictions. Continued to train on the advice of her online teacher as she prepared for the upcoming season. "In biathlon, mind and body have to be in balance, while shooting it is important to concentrate." (meinbezirk.at, 10 Feb 2021)

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Winning mixed relay silver at the 2021 World Championships in Pokljuka, her first senior medal. "Today was just great. I made it through the shooting range without a mistake and had a really good move on the track. Today was one of my best relay races. I was able to save a little energy on the first lap in the slipstream and then on the last lap I just gave everything." (kaernten.orf.at, 10 Feb 2021)

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Two-time Olympic biathlon relay medallist Simon Eder (AUT), four-time Olympic biathlon gold medallist Daria Domracheva (BLR), and Sochi 2014 Olympic parallel snowboarding gold medallist Julia Dujmovits (AUT). (Extrarunde Biathlon Podcast, 26 Apr 2021)

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"I like to listen to music when I warm up to isolate myself from the hustle and bustle. A small talisman in the form of a cloth gnome is always included." (Extrarunde Biathlon Podcast, 26 Apr 2021)

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"Choose a job that you love and you won't have to work a day in your life." (Extrarunde Biathlon Podcast, 26 Apr 2021)

Milestones

Third Austrian female biathlete to compete at the Olympic Winter Games (after Lisa Hauser and Katharina Innerhofer) and was the youngest Austrian biathlete at PyeongChang 2018 (24 years 38 days).

World Championship mixed relay silver medallist in her fifth championship appearance (2021). Three individual top-20 placings, finishing 11th twice (2017 individual, 2021 pursuit).

Finished a career-best 25th during the 2020/21 World Cup season, which included a career-best 10th at the Antholz individual in January, and nine of her finishes better than her previous best (25th).

Six IBU Cup seasons (contested concurrently with the World Cup), finishing the 2018/19 season 12th overall, recording her only individual podium, second at the Otepaeae super sprint in March. Had one mixed relay podium (third) in January 2014.

Junior World Championship relay bronze medallist in 2014 (Presque Isle).

Four-time Junior European Championship medallist, with two silver (2015 individual and sprint) and two bronze medals (2014 and 2015 pursuit).

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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